Car-truck side frame.



W D. YUNG, GAR TRUCK SIDE FRAME, APPIIIGATION FILED JUNE p1A 19124 Patented Aug. 26

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C. D. YOUNG.

GAR TRUCK SDBFRAME.

- APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 21,1912.

'Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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CHARLES n. YcUNe, or stroomt PENNSYLVANIA.

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'Specication of :Lettersl Patent. vPatented Aug. 26,1913.

limitation area June ai, 1912. serial Np. 704,997.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that 1, CHARLES D. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of -Pennsylvanim have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Car-' llruckl Side Frames, of which the following is a specification.

".lhe invention relates to car truck side trames, and particularly to that portion of the trame in which the axles of the wheels are journaled. The invention has for its :primary objects, the provision of a side frame having a journal box construction of lincreased security and strength; the rovision of a construction in which the ce lar is readily removable, but is held in position without danger or possibility of accidental displacement, and the provision of a simpli `fied and improved structure wherein all the parts of the journal box on which a load car rying strain is imposed are integral with vthe side frame, thus eliminating all separate parts which would otherwise require securing devices for mounting them in position. Certain embodiments of the invention are illustrated in preferred form in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is'a side elevation of a car truck frame having my improvement, the journal box at one end of the truck being an end elevation, and at the other end in section, Fig. 2 is a partial bottom view and partial section, the section throu h the journal box rbeing taken on line H l of Fig. l, F 3

is a longitudinal section on an enlarged scale through one of the journal boxes, d is a'longitudinal section through the cellar or ylower portion of the journal box taken by itself, F ig. 5 is an end elevation of a slightly modified form of cellar, and Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate still another modification., Fig. 6 being al longitudinal section through the structure, and Fig. 7 being a partial end 'elevation and partial section.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the body ot the side truck trame, preferably of cast steel; 2 are the bearing lugs or members integral with the side frame and projecting downward romthe lower tace thereof at the ends in position to hold the wedges and bearings in position; 3 is a wedge, which is of the usual form as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3; It is a brass or bearing which is also of the ordinary type, and lies beneath the wedge; 5 is the axle of the wheelsy is the lower portion of a journal box or cellar as it is usually called, such lcellar being preferably made of pressed steel and being supported in a novel manner to be more particularly described hereinafter; 7 is the lid of the cellar normally spring -held closed in the usual manner; `and 8 are a pair oit' securing bolts whose function will be pointed out hereinafter.

The wedge 3 and bearing member 4 are maintained in position against sidewise movement by means ot' the downwardly projecting lugs orl members 2, 2, which as heretofore pointed out are integral with the body of the side frame 1, and the wedge 3 is held against endwise movement by means of the lugs 9, which lugsv project downwardly from the lower face of the side frame 1 at the end, and are cast integral with such side frame. From this'it will be seen that all the weight orstrain bearing.

portions 'of the journal box are integral with the side frame, the vertical weightas well as the lateral and endwise strain being imposed upon such integral portions and including the stop lugs 2 and the end lugs or members 9. The wedge 3 is maintained against outward movement, by the lugs or members 9, and the bearing d is maintained against inward movement, that is, Inovement to the right, 'by means of the usual stop 10, indicated in dotted 'lines in Fig. 3,

.which talcesagainst the side of the stop lug 2 in the usual manner.

The cellar 6 or lower portion of the journal bex is supported in a novel manner constituting one of the important features of my invention. Portions 11, 11, and 12, 12, of the upper side edges of the cellar are bent inward as indicated in Fig. 2and when the cellar is in position, these edges or strips 11, 11, and 12, 12, lieabove the'wedge 3, and are clamped between the top surface of such wedge and the under face of. the side frame 1 as indicated in Fig. 3. The cellar is thus l securely maintained in position without the necessity of any additional securing means, the weight of the frame upon the strips 11 and 12 maintaining the cellar very rmly in position. The sides of the cellar are of course cut away as indicated at 13 (Fig. 4) in order to receive the downwardly projecting stop lugs 2. p

l'n order to guard against the accidental Levine? displacement` of the cellar in case the Aca ris y derailed and the weight of the side frame recellar is prevented,l and in case the weight of drawnendwise. The lid of the cellar guards -differing from that showh the side frame is removed from the strips, the cellar will be still held in position by means of the bolts.v :By reference to Fig. 3 it ,will be noted that the heads "of the-bolts 8 lie opposite the` lid Tof 'the cellar, so that by Qpeningthis lid the bolts maybe wlththe bolts against endwise displacement in case the cotters. 15 ,should bee'om'eaccidentally displaced. The usual dustguard 16 is' provided, which dustguard is riveted to the end of the cellar. 1 a

In Fig. 5 a modiiedftypeof construction' is illustrated, the cellar in @his construction i-nFig. 2 in that the' inturned upper edges' or strips'l'corresponding to the strips 11 and 12 in .thev .construction of Fig. 2. are made long enough only to extend over the bolts 8,-so that the cellar is entirely supported from such bolts struction.

8 instead of being supported, also by the wedges as in the construction of Fig. 2. In this construction by merely removing the bolts 8 through the` louter, end of the cellar. In this construction" it obviously becomes particularly important that the bolts lie inside the cellar and'be held againstj-v endwise movement by the springheld lid thereof. Y In the construction of Figs. 1, 2, and the parts are disassembled by jacking up the side frame l afterV the 'removal of the bolts 8 which movement of ,the side frame relieves;v the weight upon the strips 11 and 12, and carries the lugs 9 to a posltion such that the wedge 3 may beremoved outwardly, and then the bearing 4, thus leaving the axle 5 free of the cellar, bearing, and wedge.' The construction of Figs. 6 and`7 involves another modification wherein the cellar is riveted in position instead of being readily 'detachable ,as inthe preferred type of con- The construction is similar to vthat heretofore described in that the stop lugs 18 corresponding to the lugs 2 of the construction of Figs. l, 2, and 8, are integrali with the body of the side frame 19, and in that the stops 2O for preventing end move-A ment of the wedge corresponding to the stops 9 of Figs. 1, 2, and`3, are also integral with the body of the side frame, so that in this construction as in the preferred construction, all the weight and strain bearin portions of the journal box are integral witl the cellar may be detached l Wedge, and lugs integralwith the side frame 100 position until the bolts are removed.

the side frame. The cellar 21 is secured rigidly in position upon the side frame by" means of the rivets 22.

Y Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what. I claim as'new and 70 desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following:

1. In acar truck side frame, a bearing, a wedge for maintaining the bearing in position, .stop lugs projecting downward-from i :the side frame and integral therewithfor engaging, the side edges of the wedge, a cellar with inturned upper edges extending up past the bearing and along side the stop lu s, and detachable means secured to the si e frame for supporting the cellar from its upper inturned edges.

2. In a car truck side frame, a bearing, a wedge thereabove, means integral with the -side frame and preventing endwise and lateral movement o f the wedge, a cellar extending up past the bearing and having its edges turned in,l and means detachably secured to .the side frame for supporting the cellar from its upper inner edges.

3. In a car truck side frame, a bearing, a wedge, and lugsintegral with the side frame and projecting downwardly therefrom for' holding the bearing and wedge against side wise or endwise movement, a cellar in position beneathI andsurrounding the wedge and bearing, and means lying inside the cellar for securing it to the side, frame.

4. In a car truck side frame, a bearing, a

and projecting downwardly therefrom for holding the bearing and wedge againstl sidewise or endwise movement, removable bolts extending longitudinally of the sides of the vwedge and mounted in the side frame, and a cellar having its upper side edges turned in so as to lie over the bolts and be maintained in position thereby until the.v bolts are removed. A

5. In a car truck side frame, a bearing, a wedge, and lugs integral with the side frame and projecting downwardly therefrom for holding the bearing and wedge against side'- wise or endwise movement,'removable bolts .extending longitudinally of the sides of the wedge `and mounted in the side frame, a cellar-having its edges turned in so as to lie over the bolts, and a lid for the cellar normally held in closed position opposite the ends of the bolts whereby endwise movement of the bolts is guarded against.

6. In a car truck side frame, a bearing, 'a wedge, members on the side frame projecting downwardly therefrom. in front and at the sides of the wedge, bolts extending longitudinally of the sides of thewedge and mounted inthe said members, and a cellar having its upper side edges turned in so as to lie overthe bolts and be maintained in yio `the side trame for holding the Lorrie? 7. ln a ear truelt side frame, a bearing, a wedge, members on the side frame projecting downwardly therefrom in front and at the sides of the (wedge, bolts extending longitudinally of the sides ot' the wedge and mounted in the said members, and a cellar having its upper side edges turned in so as to lie over the bolts and be maintained in position until the bolts are removed, the said bolts lyino within the cellar with their heads opposite the lid thereoig whereby the bolts may be removed and inserted through suoli lid. j

8. ln `a ear truck side trame, a bearing, a Wedge, means projecting` downwardly from wedge and bearing against movement, remvable bolts mounted in the said means, and a cellar having its upper side edges turned in so as to lie over and be supported by the said bolts. 9., In a ear ltruck side frame, a bearing, a wedge, means projecting downwardly from the side frame for holding the Wedge and bearing against movement, removable bolts mounted in the said means, and a cellar having a lid normally springheld closed and having its upper side edges turned in so as to hook over the said bolts, the said lid being opposite the heads of the bolts whereby removal thereof is prevented until the lid is opened 10. ln a ear truckl side frame, a bearing,

a wedge, means projecting downwardly 'fromthe side frame for holding tlie wedge and bearing against movement, a cellar l1av.

ing its upper side edges turned in so as to lie over the wedge and between such wedge and the lower face of the side frame, and bolts mounted in the side frame and lying inside the cellar beneath the said turned-'in side edges of the cellar. y

l1. ln a ear truck side frame, a bearing, a wedge therefor, bolts extending longitudinally of the sides of the wedge and carried bythe side frame, and a cellar having .its upper edges turned in so as to lie over the bolts. l

12.111 a ear truck side frame, a bearing,

a wedge therefor, boltsrextending longitudinally of the sides ot the wedge and earried by the side traine, a cellar having its upper edges turned in so as to lie over the bolts and having an opening' at its end opposite the heads ot' the bolts whereby they may be removed through the said opening, and a lid for closing the opening and maintaining the bolts-against removal.

ln testimony whereof have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

,n CHARLES YOUNG. lllitnesses :v

B. C. MCCORMICK, J. L. WERTZBERGER. 

